Wheel-hub.



PATENTED DEC. 18, 1906.

. E. G. SENDELBAOH.

WHEEL HUB. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1906.

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8 sll 6 Witnesses EDWARD O. SENDELBAOH, OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS.

WHEEL-HUB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Application filed March 24, 1906. Serial No. 307,854.

To (LZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD O. SENDEL- BACH, a citizen of the United States, residing at East St. Louis, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Wheel-Hubs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descri tion, such as Will enable others skilled in t e art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is an end view of a wheel-hub embodying the features of my invention, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. '1.

This invention relates to wheels for vehicles, and particularly to the type of wheels which have wooden hubs and spokes.

The object of my invention Is to provide improved means for strengthening the spokes of a wheel, so that they will not break or be come loose when they are subjected to lateral strains. To this end the hub of the wheel is provided with an enlar ed central portion which receives the spo es of the wheel, and said enlarged portion is clamped between two cooperating members formed of metal and provided with annular flanges which surround the peripheral edges of the enlarged portion of the hub, said annular v flanges being provided with radially-projecting braces that engage the sides of the spokes of the wheel and prevent them from breaking or becoming loose When they are subjected to lateral strains.

Referring to the drawings, which represent the preferred form of my invention, 1

designates the wooden hub of a wheel pro-. vided with an enlarged central portion 2,-

into which the spokes 3 of the wheel are driven; The side faces ofsaid enlarged pori h m planes substantially perpendicular to bhfi axis of the hub and are engaged by itnges 4 of metal shells or ackets 5, hi lsurround the hub. The flanges 4 are ied with annular flanges 6, that sur- -ounrthe peripheral edges of the enlarged centr portion 2, and bolts or rivets 7 are 0 asse through said enlarged portion and throil the flanges 4 of the metal shells to h ld these parts firmly together and comressle enlarged portion of the hub both endwise and radially, thereby aflording a solid foundation for the ends of the spokes.

To prevent the spokes from breaking or becoming loose when they are subjected to lateral strains, the annular flanges 6 of the metallic sheets are provided With integral braces 8, that project radially and engage the outer side faces of the spokes. Accordingly as these braces are formed integral with an annular angle a very strong structure is produced which imparts great strength to the spokes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A wheel-hub consisting of a wooden body provided with a central enlarged portion, metallic shells surrounding said body and provided with radially-extending flanges between which said central enlarged portion is confined, annular flanges formed integral with said radial flanges and extending at approximately rectangles thereto for surrounding the peripheral edges of said enlarged portion, and braces formed integral with said annular flanges for bearing against the spokes of the wheel; substantially as described.

2. A wheel-hub consisting of a wooden body provided with a central enlarged portion having its side faces lyin in planes sub stantially perpendicular to t e axis of the hub, metallic shells surrounding said body and rovided With radially-extending flanges Whic bear against the side faces of said enlarged portion and with annular flanges extending at right angles to the radially-extending flanges for surrounding the peri eral edges of said enlarged portion, radia l projecting braces formed integral with said annular flanges for bearin against the outer IOO 

